Hadan Holligan (born 16 October 1995) is a Barbadian

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who currently plays for

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in the

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and for the Barbados national team. Holligan also played for

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in 2016, and

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in 2017.

Career

After signing for

club

, Holligan was soon called up to the Barbados national team for a

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against

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. The next game - another friendly, against

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he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw. His next goal came during 2018 World Cup qualifying in a second round, second leg win over

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. However, a prior yellow card accumulation meant he should not have been in that match at all. As a result, Barbados' victory and advancement was overturned.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Barbados' goal tally first.''

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* * 1996 births Living people Barbadian men's footballers Barbados men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Weymouth Wales FC players Notre Dame SC players {{Barbados-footy-bio-stub